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Pelham man now also charged with child luring

A Pelham man faces additional child exploitation charges, after initially being arrested in September and charged with voyeurism and making child pornography.

After continuing their investigation into the online activities of James Aaron Charles Cronin, 26, officers from the Niagara Regional Police Internet child exploitation unit arrested him Wednesday on charges including luring a child under 18 years of age for the purpose of making child pornography, luring a child under 16 years of age for the purpose of exposing genital organs, exposing genital organs to a child under 16 for a sexual purpose, and failing to comply with a probation order.

Cronin was initially arrested on Sept. 22 and charged with two counts each of possessing child pornography and distributing child pornography, and single counts of making child pornography, voyeurism, distributing intimate images and assault, as well as two counts of failing to comply with a probation order and one count of failing to comply with a Criminal Code prohibition order.

The charges have not been proven in court.

Police are asking people who have been in online communication involving the e-mail address jimmywrenches@gmail.com, or who have met with Cronin as a result of online communication to contact investigators at 905-688-4111 ext. 4437.